The government yesterday unveiled a revised plan for Lantau's development that puts emphasis on conservation, recreation and green tourism but still includes heavy infrastructure development.

According to the Lantau Concept Plan, disclosed in a document prepared for legislators, the objective "is to capitalise on the nature, cultural and heritage resources of Lantau, enrich and provide education experience and enhance the local economy and community".

It also shows that the government is still working on building a controversial logistics park at Siu Ho Wan and a Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge. The government also wants three berths to be operating at the planned Container Terminal 10 by the first half of the next decade and three more later, although a site has not yet been chosen.

The paper, to be presented to the Legislative Council's panel on planning, lands and works, lists northwestern Lantau and southwestern Tsing Yi as possibilities.

Green initiatives listed in the paper include the already proposed Lantau North (Extension) Country Park and Marine Park , cycle tracks and mountain bike trails.

The document says many proposals are still just concepts and require further study to confirm their feasibility and implementation.

A green group immediately slammed the revised plan for deepening the conflict between development and conservation.

Peter Li Siu-man, public affairs manager of the Conservancy Association, said: "Green tourism is different from eco-tourism. The government should not capitalise on nature to develop mass tourism.

"They should think about how much the natural environment can shoulder, otherwise green tourism will damage Lantau's ecology."

Ng Cho-nam, a member of the Advisory Council on the Environment, said: "It is important to keep access to Tung Chung Road restricted. The cable car has largely relieved the transport demand on Lantau. If the road was made open, we would see a development frenzy in south Lantau." The road, the only link between north and south Lantau, is open only to public transport and other authorised vehicles.

The concept plan was drawn up by the Lantau Development Taskforce set up in February 2004 and headed by Financial Secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen.

It aims to propose economic infrastructure and urban planning in northern and northeastern Lantau while protecting the other parts of the island.

Two rounds of public consultations have been held on the concept plan, most recently in early 2005.